In October 2024 I did a workshop with the Astoria, Oregon, artist Elise Wagner in encaustic (i.e. wax-based) art. I do not think of myself as an artist, and that workshop definitely convinced me that I will never be an encaustic artist. It's hard! But the results are beautiful, if you know what you're doing. Here are some of Elise's works.
Here, Elise talks about her process.
I enjoyed (truly!) my weekend feeling utterly (truly!) incompetent. I also enjoyed being surrounded by artists—my two fellow students are bona fide artists. I am glad that people out there are continuing to make work that opens our eyes to the beauty and meaning of it all.
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